I've a question. Why would the studios prefer a strike now, than during the summer?
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Kevin - Nov 13, 2007 10:54:43 am PST #7980 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
sumi - Nov 13, 2007 10:57:00 am PST #7981 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Because it pisses off both the audience and the advertisers - more.
Vortex - Nov 13, 2007 11:00:36 am PST #7982 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I've never sat on a jury. I was only called once, and the first day, I got released at 11. The second day, we lined up for voir dire, and before we even got into the courtroom, the defendant copped a plea.
I expect that I will get called more often since I now live in DC.
Strega - Nov 13, 2007 11:11:23 am PST #7983 of 10001
IME lawyers are suspicious of jurors like that, though I couldn't tell you why.Oh, I don't think she said anything during voir dire. During a break on the 2nd or 3rd day she said something like, "I know I'm a dork, but I was so happy I got picked!"
Typo Boy - Nov 13, 2007 11:12:20 am PST #7984 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Because it pisses off both the audience and the advertisers - more.
Advertisers are the producers' customers. The audience is their product. (The shows are bait.) So they are lowering their revenues more than a summer strike would for public relations purposes? I suspect there is more to than that. Maybe they think reality shows, news, sports and so on will lower costs more than the diminished audience lowers revenues. So the idea is that they will eliminate scripted shows for cheaper, unscripted ones? Not sure that is really a smart long term strategy, but maybe..
Wolfram - Nov 13, 2007 11:22:34 am PST #7985 of 10001
Visilurking
Maybe it gives them the excuse to cheap out and go reality all winter. Where otherwise they'd have to pay for the more expensive, quality scripted shows. And since all the networks are in the same boat, they're only competing against reality tv on other stations too, and nobody has to one-up the other on the more expensive scripted shows.
Advertisers have nowhere else to go, so they pay mucho dinero to fund the cheap, cheap shows.
Pix - Nov 13, 2007 11:26:24 am PST #7986 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I've been called and rejected twice, but third time may be the (dubious) charm. I have jury duty starting the week of Dec 3rd, and NoiseDesign has it the week after.
Kevin - Nov 13, 2007 11:36:09 am PST #7987 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I've never been called. I feel left out. I wonder how they select people here.
Aims - Nov 13, 2007 11:38:18 am PST #7988 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
In LA County, part of their jury pool comes from those who recently registered for unemployment.
§ ita § - Nov 13, 2007 11:46:10 am PST #7989 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
part of their jury pool comes from those who recently registered for unemployment
That explains why I was called, and when.
You'd think they could crosscheck against actual citizens instead of leaving it up to the recipient, though.